The Miser | |
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Surviving footage from The Miser | |
Directed by | Georges Méliès |
Starring | Georges Méliès |
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Country | France |
Language | Silent |
The Miser ( French: L'Avare) is a 1908 French short silent film directed by Georges Méliès.
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plot summary. (November 2015) |
The miser character in the film is probably Harpagon, from Molière's play The Miser. [1] Méliès appears in the film both as the poor man and as the man who brings the cask back. [2]
Close viewing of the first scene indicates that it was filmed in Méliès's glass-roofed studio beneath a cloudy sky. When the sun comes out, the shadows it casts are clearly visible for several seconds; then, as tracing-paper panels are put against the glass to diffuse the light, the panel's shadows also become visible. [2] Some of the film was shot outside, in the garden of Méliès's property in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis. [1]
The Miser was released by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 1146–1158 in its catalogues, where it is listed as a scène artistique dramatico-comique. [1] The surviving print is incomplete; another scene is evidenced in a production still, but it is presumed lost. [2]
The Miser | |
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Surviving footage from The Miser | |
Directed by | Georges Méliès |
Starring | Georges Méliès |
Production company | |
Release date |
|
Country | France |
Language | Silent |
The Miser ( French: L'Avare) is a 1908 French short silent film directed by Georges Méliès.
![]() | This article needs a
plot summary. (November 2015) |
The miser character in the film is probably Harpagon, from Molière's play The Miser. [1] Méliès appears in the film both as the poor man and as the man who brings the cask back. [2]
Close viewing of the first scene indicates that it was filmed in Méliès's glass-roofed studio beneath a cloudy sky. When the sun comes out, the shadows it casts are clearly visible for several seconds; then, as tracing-paper panels are put against the glass to diffuse the light, the panel's shadows also become visible. [2] Some of the film was shot outside, in the garden of Méliès's property in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis. [1]
The Miser was released by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 1146–1158 in its catalogues, where it is listed as a scène artistique dramatico-comique. [1] The surviving print is incomplete; another scene is evidenced in a production still, but it is presumed lost. [2]